STOP HINKLEY PRESS RELEASES
29 Apr 13: Stop Hinkley email survey published: “ Many County Candidates say NO to Hinkley waste”: As many as a third of County Council Candidates in Somerset seem to believe that Hinkley C should not be built unless the problem of radioactive waste has been resolved. More>>>
23 Apr 13: EDF “preparing to pull-out” of Hinkley C: Lay-offs from EDF's new Hinkley C development are a sign that the project could be on the verge of collapse, according to local campaigners in Somerset. More>>>
19 Mar 13: Hinkley C decision "a political scandal" say local campaigners: Local campaigners say that today's decision to grant planning permission for EDF's Hinkley C project is no surprise, but does nothing to answer the serious questions which now hang over the project. More>>>
31 Jan 13: Axe Hinkley C call after Cumbria decision: Southwest campaigners are calling for the planned nuclear development at Hinkley Point to be axed, following Cumbria County councils decision not to accept a future underground waste dump in the Lake District. More>>>
19 Dec 12: Guilty nuclear protesters in defiant mood: Four people who blocked workers access to the Hinkley Point nuclear complex for nearly 4 hours in November pleaded guilty to obstruction of the highway at Taunton Magistrates Court today. More>>>
18 Dec 12: Reactor approval "puts politics before public safety": Campaigners have accused Britain 's Office for Nuclear Regulation's nuclear regulators of caving in to government pressure and approving a new reactor before its design has been properly assessed. More>>>

04 Dec 12: Reactor Extension Risks Another Fukushima: The decision to extend the life of Hinkley B reactor in West Somerset by 7 years from 2016 has been condemned by local campaigners, who say it mirrors mistakes made at Fukushima, weeks before the accident there. More>>>

23 Nov 12: DAWN BLOCKADE LEAVES NUCLEAR WORKERS LOCKED OUT: At 6am this morning 10 protestors blockaded access to EDF energy's nuclear sites at Hinkley Point, preventing the morning shift from starting work. More>>>
06 Nov 12: UK GOVERNMENT DESPERATE TO RESCUE THEIR STALLED NUCLEAR POLICY APPLAUD PROPOSED DEAL BETWEEN HORIZON AND HITACHI: "Hitachi's £700m should be paid in compensation to the children of Fukushima; it should not be used to build nuclear power stations in Anglesey and Gloucestershire to endanger the health and lives of our children" says Jo Smoldon of the Stop Hinkley Campaign. More>>>
08 Oct 12: Update on mass trespass at Hinkley Point: The Stop New Nuclear Alliance can now confirm that a total of six people have been arrested following the mass trespass at Hinkley Point nuclear power station. More>>>
08 Oct 12: Anti-nuclear activists claims major victory in mass trespass: At least eight protesters have been arrested during a mass trespass at the Hinkley Point nuclear power station in Somerset. More>>>
06 Oct 12: Nuclear engineer slams industry safety standards: speech given at anti-nuclear protest rally: A specialist engineer who worked at Hinkley Point nuclear power station for almost 30 years yesterday slammed the nuclear industry's approach to safety and predicted that a Fukushima-type disaster in the UK was 'almost inevitable'. More>>>
03 Oct 12: NEW GREEN PARTY LEADER TO JOIN MASS TRESPASS AT NUCLEAR POWER STATION: Protesters from all over the UK will be joined by the new Green Party leader, Natalie Bennett, on a mass trespass demonstration at Hinkley Point nuclear power station. More>>>

29 Sep 12: LONG STANDING ANTI NUCLEAR CAMPAIGNER DIES: It is with huge sadness that Stop Hinkley announces the untimely death of Crispin Aubrey. More>>>

17 Sep 12: MASS TRESPASS PLANNED AT HINKLEY POINT NUCLEAR POWER STATION: Protesters from all over the UK are gearing up for a mass trespass at the site earmarked for the first of a new generation of nuclear power stations. Hundreds are planning to converge at a weekend protest camp before scaling the fence round land being cleared for the controversial Hinkley C power plant in Somerset. More>>>
23 Aug 12: Follow US example: halt new nuclear until waste issue resolved - Stop Hinkley: The British government should follow the example of the United States and place a moratorium on licensing new nuclear power stations until crucial issues about radioactive waste have been resolved, the Stop Hinkley campaign said today. More>>>
16 Aug 12: Peace Walk from Aldermaston to Hinkley Point: A group of supporters of the campaign against a new nuclear power station will be walking all the way from Aldermaston in Berkshire to Hinkley Point later this month. More>>>
26 Jun 12: Claimed Economic Benefits from Hinkley C Cancelled out by Subsidies: The claimed economic benefits from building new nuclear power stations would be cancelled out by proposed government subsidies. More>>>
01 Jun 12: Independent review highlights 30 safety issues delaying regulatory approval for EDF's French nuclear reactor design: An independent review of progress in approving the safety of the new design of French nuclear reactors proposed for the UK concludes that it is well behind schedule, with 30 major issues still to be resolved. More>>>
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